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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002433
Cunningham Elementary School
5100 GULFTON ST, HOUSTON, TX 77081 · (713) 295-5223 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
522 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 82 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cunningham Elementary School
Cunningham Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Elementary School this school | 562 | 92.9% | 47.5% |
| Boone Elementary School HOUSTON | 511 | 92.8% | 24.4% |
| Hines-Caldwell HOUSTON | 638 | 93.6% | 45.4% |
| Burgin Elementary School ARLINGTON | 561 | 90.7% | 29.1% |
| Uplift Mighty Prep PS FORT WORTH | 554 | 92.6% | 26.4% |
| Vines Ec/PK/K HOUSTON | 572 | 94.2% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cunningham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #1,677 of 4,401 | #206 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,295 of 4,466 ▼ 1,149 | #315 of 625 ▼ 180 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,266 of 4,466 ▼ 130 | #293 of 625 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,028 of 3,998 | #139 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,935 of 4,938 | #398 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #4,005 of 4,622 | #555 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #3,018 of 4,628 | #423 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #755 of 4,789 | #187 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #980 of 2,838 | #187 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,428
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 562 | 32.5 | 17.3:1 | 93% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 97% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 95% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 96% (563) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 42.5 | 17.1:1 | 93% (676) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 93% (674) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 66% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 39 | 23.1:1 | 94% (842) |
| 1990-91 | 1,428 | 69 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cunningham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (725 to 562); teachers down 24% (42.5 to 32.5).
About Cunningham Elementary School
Cunningham Elementary School serves students in HOUSTON, Texas, as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 562 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
HOUSTON ISD operates 273 schools. Combined enrollment is 176,727 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Cunningham Elementary School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 20% Black and 4% Asian. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Cunningham Elementary School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.3:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cunningham Elementary School is 93%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cunningham Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.5%; the prediction is 34.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cunningham Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Cunningham Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Cunningham Elementary School had 587 students, to 2024-25, when it had 562. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.1:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Cunningham Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Cunningham Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cunningham Elementary. Cunningham Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Cunningham Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 346 students
- Cunningham ElementaryTurlock, CA · 597 students
- Cunningham ElemCunningham, KS · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton0.4 mi · 72
- Liberty High School0.4 mi · 352
- Rodriguez Elementary School0.5 mi · 917
- Ser-Ninos Charter High0.6 mi · 169
- Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School0.6 mi · 266
- Friends for Life Middle School0.7 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Cunningham Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cunningham Elementary School?
Cunningham Elementary School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cunningham Elementary School serve?
Cunningham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cunningham Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cunningham Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cunningham Elementary School?
At Cunningham Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 74% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Cunningham Elementary School public or private?
Cunningham Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.